August 2024
This month I'll be busy delivering finished work to Yandina and Cooroy.
The Affordable Art Fair is on in Melbourne from 29 August to September Ist. I will be represented by Stevens Street Gallery once again. These two pieces " Dog Days" will be on show there along with 13 other pieces of mine and collections from 12 other artists.
I am showing in The Creamery at The Butter Factory in Cooroy from August 31 to October 6.
The opening for my show and two other artists exhibiting at the same time is on August 31 from 4 pm.
In September I will be showing at Stevens Street Gallery in Yandina for their annual Pocket Piece Exhibition and Blooms and Birds. My daughter Ella will be showing her work too.
I have just released some new paintings and you can see them here.
I am a full-time artist and tutor, working and teaching from my purpose-built studio set on 9 rural acres in SE Queensland. Originally from the NE of England, I completed my BA and MA in Textiles at Manchester Metropolitan University.I lived and worked in Bermuda for many years and now live in Cedar Creek on the north side of Brisbane.
My art is bursting with exuberant colour and texture realised in acrylic. My practice is concerned with my immediate environment, the view from my studio and my garden. All my work starts with observational drawing on location, developing into lushly layered paintings in the studio. I aim to evoke a particular sense and spirit of place through disrupted realism.
My garden has been a labour of love for over a decade, as a rocky cow paddock has been transformed into a leafy subtropical garden The result is an endless source of inspiration, with familial connections to those who loved and tended their own gardens.
Australian landscape had always felt vast and empty when viewed with a European sensibility and it has taken many years for me to feel comfortable enough to engage visually. However, the valley where I live is relatively more intimate, the studio view of the paddocks, bush and mountain resonates with echoes of the country far away.
I have exhibited my work worldwide in the USA, Canada, Bermuda, Poland, Russia, Australia, and the UK. My work is held in private, corporate, and public collections.
You will find my art classes for adults, original art, commissions and blogs here
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“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.” – Keith Haring
About
Art in Cedar Creek
My studio is on 9 rural acres in Cedar Creek. I work and teach art to adults there.
My practice starts with observational drawings made on location. I use the studio to make exhuberant paintings in acrylic on ply panels.
My classes run on Thursday and Friday mornings for adults. My approach is structured carefully so that you learn everything you need, to start making visual art with confidence.
I believe in being open and generous with no trade secrets.